Agustín Šenkýř (1736-1796) - Festa sanctorum celebrate (1768)

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Composer: Agustín Šenkýř (1736-1796)
Work: Festa sanctorum celebrate (1768)
Performers: Cantores Pragenses; Musici de Praga; Josef Hercl (1928-2005, conductor)

Drawing: Jean Sauvé (1635-1692) - Prague
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(Václav) Augustin Šenkýř [Senkirsch, Schenkyrž, Schenkirsch, et al.]
(Dobruška, 26 December 1736 - Praha, 16 January 1796)

Bohemian organist and composer. Almost nothing is known about his early years. He studied at the grammar school in Broumov, where he also received musical lessons from Abbot Friedrich (?). In 1764 he took his vows with the Emmaus Benedictines in Prague and was ordained a priest a year later. Also there he took the order name of Augustin. From 1782 to 1787 he held an administrator post in Suchdol. When the chapel there was closed by imperial order, he returned to Prague where he remained the rest of his life as choir master of the Emmaus abbey. Among his students were the famous composer František Josef Dusík. As a composer, his output was mainly sacred, among them, 22 Masses, 15 Motets, 32 offertories and a Requiem. In terms of style, his music was strongly influenced by Neapolitan school as well as by music from bohemian composers such as F. X. Brixi. In his work, we can therefore expect a singing melody including elements of folk music as well as an elaborate instrumental accompaniment. Augustin Šenkýř was an important figure in Prague's musical life in the 18th century and his music was performed and praised there. #ClassicalMusic